Home Accents Today articles from January 2009

Home Accents Today archives from January 2009

What's In? What's Out?(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... Susan Dickenson, Retail Editor Home accent retailers reveal what their customers like (and don't) Our annual home accents In & Out list of retailer picks is meant to shed some light on what themes, colors, merchandising mindsets,...

NYIGF to host SustainAbility exhibit again this month.
January 1, 2009... Staff The New York International Gift Fair will host SustainAbility: design for a better world, a green-focused exhibit and three-part educational program, from January 25-29, 2009. The program is entering its third year of providing...

W.A.C. Lighting reaches zero landfill status.
January 1, 2009... Staff W.A.C. Lighting says it has achieved zero landfill status. According to the company, nothing from its manufacturing efforts goes into a landfill. All excess steel, plastic, wood, paper and glass are reused or recycled. The plant...

Store Openings.
January 1, 2009... Staff Boston -- Susan Thomas Home opened in November. The 7,000-sq.-ft. independently owned store, located at 100 Highland Avenue in Needham, is the first of several independently owned Habersham Home retail boutiques, galleries and...

Business building blocks: Create your own economy.(business success during economic downturn)
January 1, 2009... Melissa Galt I'm in the know -- I stay in touch and abreast with the daily news, the markets and more. And I've noticed that during this alleged and perceived downturn, there is a much more significant resistance to the bad news amongst...

When less is more.(holiday sales)
January 1, 2009... By Lynni Megginson Ah, January. The one month of the year when we can start out with all sorts of resolutions to make our lives, and our businesses, more productive. However, if you're like me, looking at holiday sales for the fourth...

'Tis the Seasons.
January 1, 2009... Lindsey Strader Celebrating the seasons of fall and winter, candle and home fragrance offerings intoxicate in scents ranging from woody fir, cedar and pine to sugary apple, balsam and eggnog. Mimicking the spirit of the seasons, the...

Great Escape.
January 1, 2009... Lindsey Strader Candle and home fragrance offerings invite the olfactory sense on an aromatic passage, spanning from lavish floral blends to juicy tropical fruits. A few whiffs of these offerings evoke a stroll through a garden in spring's...

Classic by nature.
January 1, 2009... Lindsey Strader Designs inspired by nature bedeck traditionally-styled lighting offerings resulting in an ultra fresh look. Exhaling a breath of timeless elegance, these accents artistically translate flora and fauna motifs with grace to...

Contemporary classification.
January 1, 2009... Lindsey Strader Whether streamlined and clean-cut or abstract and shapely, lamp offerings shine the light on modern design this season. The idea is to leave frills and fuss in the dark and embrace materials such as brushed steel, highly...

Stylish suspensions.
January 1, 2009... Lindsey Strader Turn on the light to a spectacular selection of chandelier showstoppers that add a bit of decadence to the winter market air. Silhouettes range from clean and simple to flowing and extravagant with a focus on metallic-toned...

New for 2009.(Home Accents Today )
January 1, 2009... Jenny Heinzen York Happy New Year! And welcome, once again, to a refreshed version of Home Accents Today . We have worked hard over the past several months planning our 2009 strategy, and some of the ideas come to fruition this...

ICA Home Decor purchases Art in Motio.
January 1, 2009... Jenny Heinzen York ICA Home Decor has acquired Art in Motion, effective this month. Art in Motion will keep its brand identity and name and operate as a division of ICA. ICA has been in business for more than 28 years as a framed...

Mystic Valley Traders acquires Homestyle Soft Furnishings.
January 1, 2009... Staff Woburn, Mass.-based Mystic Valley Traders has acquired Homestyle Soft Furnishings, manufacturer of designer bedding, quality furniture and fabrics, and provider of COM services. Mystic Valley Traders will spend the next few...

Accent furniture source Stein World has new owner.
January 1, 2009... Heath Combs Accent furniture source Stein World was sold earlier this year to Dallas-based Wingate Partners, according to a regulatory filing and a press release issued by a former debt holder. American Capital, which had held debt...

Roma names Crover as director of sales.
January 1, 2009... Staff Roma Home Decor has appointed Peter W. Crover director of sales for the United States, Canada, South America and international sales development. Crover was most recently vice president of sales for Castilian Trading. According...

Woodstock buys bamboo products mfr.(Asli Arts Inc. )(Woodstock Chimes )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Staff Windchime producer Woodstock Chimes recently acquired Asli Arts, a manufacturer of hand-crafted bamboo products. The company will debut Asli Arts by Woodstock Chimes, a new line of bamboo and capiz chimes featuring Asli Arts...

Selamat Designs outlines acquisition strategy.
January 1, 2009... Staff Selamat Designs, a designer and manufacturer of high-end occasional furniture and accessories, is seeking to acquire or partner with furniture and accessory companies that can help complement its existing product lines. Selamat...

Imax moves to former Napp-Deady showroom in Atlanta.
January 1, 2009... Staff Imax Corporation will unveil a major expansion of its showroom presence in Atlanta, moving from its existing showroom to much larger space located at Building 2, showroom 1100, in time for the Atlanta International Gift & Home...

Marion Kelly leaves Showplace.
January 1, 2009... Staff Marion Kelly has left the employ of Capstone Showplace Management as vice president of real estate. Kelly is a 30-year veteran of the furniture and home accent industries, most recently was president of Currey & Company and...

Rug sales predicted to grow more than 12% in next 5 years.
January 1, 2009... By Daphne Garland-McLean Though news on the economic front continues to be dreary, area rug sales are expected to increase by 12.6% over the next five years. According to estimates made by New York-based Easy Analytic Software Inc., area...

Rug vendors pull out all the stops to maintain sales.
January 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson According to the findings of Home Accents Today 's product potential report for the rug market, sales for the category will increase over the next five years by 12.6%. Long before those numbers begin to rise, however,...

Navigating toward home.
January 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson When the youngest of Mina Peykar's children started first grade, she began looking for something to fill her free time. Her husband, Alex, the president of Nourison Industries, suggested she put her creative talent and...

New Products.
January 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla, Angela Heck, Jenny Heinzen York, Lindsey Strader Home Accents Todayis offering an inside look at the most recent product designs to hit the various winter markets from more than 160 vendors. The following pages include an...

2009 Winter Markets Sketchbook.
January 1, 2009... Staff Welcome to 2009.The season's hottest trends pique the senses with saturated swaths of color and abundant hints of the exotic. For the less adventurously inclined, there's plenty to covet in the way of familiar forms that are...

Urban veld.
January 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla Reconfigured African designs come off cool and contemporary, melding one part ethnic with four parts modern. The look's exotic landscape owes plenty to a rich, harmonious blend of natural materials and reclaimed woods, all...

Enchanted garden.
January 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla Escape into a garden of delight, tipped with full-on Asian flair. Lush blossoms and botanicals serve as a counterpoint to exquisitely simple accents, proudly showing off just the right punch of adornment. Saturated colors,...

Salon deco.
January 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla Elegant and style-laden modernism marks this throwback look, finished with a perfect pinch of French allure. Geometric motifs, exotic skins and textures, and streamlined forms live the high life of an earlier, golden age that...

Crystal-iced.
January 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla A blizzard of shimmer hits the home with all the force of an ice storm. Load up on luxe with crystal-bedecked designs rendered polished and edgy to the very last sparkle. -- Tracy Bulla

The Weiss Buyer.
January 1, 2009... Staff Pittsburgh's Weisshouse maintains its 50-year-old edge with merchandise that's carefully scrutinized and selected by owner and chief shopper Stacy Weiss. Despite the tough economic times, Pittsburgh retailer Stacy Weiss equaled...